Ocean Market Scrip for Milpitas Adult School

Ocean Market Scrip for Milpitas Adult School

Teacher Thao and the students of ESL 6 have organized a fundraiser for Milpitas Adult School: Ocean Market Scrip! The Senior ESL students ask for further details.

Oprah Winfrey Bids Farewell to Millions of Fans

VOAVideo: Oprah Winfrey Bids Farewell to Millions of Fans

U.S. television star Oprah Winfrey, one of the nation's most powerful and wealthiest entertainers, is ending her run as a top-rated TV talk show host after 25 years on the air. The final episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show airs on May 25

In Haitian Town, Artists Honor Dead With Rubble Art

VOAVideo: In Haitian Town, Artists Honor Dead With Rubble Art

In Haiti, the southern town of Jacmel, one of the country's creative centers, is all about art. Last year's earthquake changed the way Jacmel's artists view their craft. As Ross Velton reports, the quake inspired them to tell stories, but not in the usual way.

Floods Hit US Small Towns Along Mighty Mississippi

VOAVideo: Floods Hit US Small Towns Along Mighty Mississippi

ESL Podcast 685 – Getting Feedback on Writing

ESL Podcast 685 – Getting Feedback on Writing

Don’t worry if your writing in English isn’t perfect. Learn to understand a teacher’s comments on how to improve it in this episode. Download Podcast

Virginia Factory Turns Out Tulips by the Millions

VOAVideo: Virginia Factory Turns Out Tulips by the Millions

Spring means watching flowers bloom and one amazing place to watch this happen can be found near Stevensburg, Virginia, just 113 kilometers (70 miles) outside of Washington. At Fresh Tulips USA, they pick 4.5 million of these buds every week, making it one of the largest greenhouses in the world.

Students Design Futuristic Hi-Tech Clothes

VOAVideo: Students Design Futuristic Hi-Tech Clothes

The garments we'll wear in the future will be different than our clothes today. Not just different colors, styles or fabrics. Future fashion will be smart. Our clothes may be able to reduce our stress levels or change color based on our mood.
Several examples of advanced textile technology were showcased by students at MICA - the Maryland Institute College of Arts - recently.

Floods Hit US Small Towns Along Mighty Mississippi

VOAVideo: Floods Hit US Small Towns Along Mighty Mississippi

Mangrove Forests Could Be a Big Player in Carbon Trading

VOA Learning English: Mangrove Forests Could Be a Big Player in Carbon Trading

Also, two mountain climbers from Nepal are leading a team that hopes to remove much of the trash on Mount Everest SCIENCE IN THE NEWS (download mp3)

Journey to Planet Earth

VOAVideo: Journey to Planet Earth

In 1992, more than 100 heads of state met for what was then an unprecedented global event on the environment. The International Earth Summit was the start of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. For a pair of filmmakers, it also marked the beginning of a very successful environmental TV series on public television after they produced the opening film for the summit.

Understanding How Tornadoes Work

VOAVideo: Understanding How Tornadoes Work

On average, 800 tornadoes are reported in the United States each year SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Red Cross: Video: Update from Missisippi and Alabama

Since March 31, there have been approximately 871 tornado reports in 26 states. These are eyewitness accounts and have not been confirmed by the National Weather Service. Emergency Management officials are reporting 354 fatalities and 2,679 injuries across seven states in April. Please donate to the American Red Cross--thanks!

Bee Expert Honored with Tyler Environmental Prize

VOAVideo: Bee Expert Honored with Tyler Environmental Prize

Bees play an important role in agriculture, pollinating crops and providing us with the natural sweetener, honey. Environmental stresses are taking their tolls on the insects, however, and this year's Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has gone to researcher May Berenbaum, who is studying solutions to the bee crisis. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with her in Los Angeles.

ESL Podcast 681 – Disagreeing about Religion

ESL Podcast 681 – Disagreeing about Religion

Talking about someone’s religion can sometimes cause controversy. Learn what not to say in this episode. Download Podcast

African farmers find going green is fruitful

VOAVideo: African farmers find going green is fruitful

At a time when forests around the world are falling to make room for crops to feed more and more people, the opposite is happening in parts of Africa's Sahel. Farmers in this semi-arid region below the Sahara desert are growing more trees than they did three decades ago - and they're producing more crops and eating better because of it. And this transformation is taking place without much involvement from the usual international development agencies.

Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City

VOA Special English: Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City

Music from Allison Krauss and a question about the Patowmac Canal near Washington AMERICAN MOSAIC (downlad mp3)